Virginia Gov. Spanberger vetoes retail cannabis legislation

It is still legal to consume, grow and possess marijuana and cannabis products in Virginia, but a plan for retail sales — something Gov. Abigail Spanberger said she supported while campaigning — has just been vetoed by her. The move by Spanberger to rewrite legislation to create a retail cannabis marketplace was a de facto veto because of changes that lawmakers said they could not accept. Among them, the revisions turn a $25 fine for public consumption into Class 4 misdemeanor, which carri...